Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

FY2003 Abstracts for New Research Projects under Category "S" of "Scientific Research" Grants

Humanities and Social Sciences
Principal Researcher
(Title, Department, Research Institution)
Title of Project		Abstract of Research Project
Toshio KAMIMURA
(Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Studies, The International University of Kagoshima)
Comprehensive research of human history concerning long-distance interactions in prehistoric and ancient societies		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Akihiro WATANABE
(Head of History Section, Department of Heijo Palace Site Investigations, Independent Administrative Institution National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Nara)
The development of the automatical system with a reasoning function which recognizes the character of the excavated written sources such as Wooden Tablets		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  

Sciences and Engineering
Principal Researcher
(Title, Department, Research Institution)
Title of Project		Abstract of Research Project
Koichiro ASAHI
（Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Ultrahigh-Sensitivity Search for an Electric Dipole Moment of a 129Xe atom by Means of Nuclear Spin Maser with Artificial Feedback		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Kazuyoshi ENDO
(Associate Professor, Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba)
An exhaustive exploration of the genes involved in molluscan shell formation: a primer for a genome project		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Toshiaki ENOKI
(Professor, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Local structure of nano-carbon π-electron system and its unconventional electronic and magnetic properties 		(PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Makoto GONOKAMI
(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo)
Development of New Functionality in Spin-Charge-Photon Coupled Systems		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Masanori HANGYO
(Professor, Research Center for Superconductor Photonics, Osaka University)
Advanced Application of Laser-Excited Terahertz Waves		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Masayuki HASEGAWA
(Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University)
Clarification and Control of Irradiation-Induced Nano-Precipitates and Defects in Nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Shuji HASEGAWA
(Associate Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo)
Development of Green's function STM and its application to study of nano-electronic transport dynamics		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Akihisa INOUE
(Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University)
Fabrication and Industrialization of High Functional Non-Equilibrium Metallic Materials Utilizing Transformation of Stabilized Supercooled Liquids at Highly Supercooled State		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Masahiro IRIE
(Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Single Molecule Optical Memory using Durable Photochromic Diarylethenes		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Atsushi IWATA
(Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University)
3-dimensional integrated architecture with wireless chip-communication for high-recognition processing system		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Nobuhide KASAGI
(Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Creation of highly functional thermal and fluids mechanism for micro cell processing		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Takayuki KAWASHIMA
(Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
Development of novel ligands occupying the specified positions and their application to the synthesis of new hypervalent compounds		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Mitsumasa KOYANAGI
(Professor, Bioengineering and Robotics, Tohoku University)
High Performance Parallel Processor System Using Three-Dimensional Processor Chips		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hideo KOZONO
(Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University)
United theory of existence of global solution and its asymptotic behavior to the nonlinear partial differential equations		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hideyo KUNIEDA
(Professor, High energy astrophysics division, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science)
Search for Hard X-ray objects with balloon borne supermirror hard X-ray telescopes		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Koichi MAEKAWA
(Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Long-term performance assessment platform of interacted soil-structure system based on multi-scale analysis		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Shigenori MARUYAMA
(Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Insitutute of Technology)
Decoding the Earth's Evolution, Part II		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Yutaka MORITOMO
(Associated Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Nagoya University)
Structural determination of Photo-excited state by Synchrotron Radiation X-ray powder diffraction		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Kazuhiro NAGATA
(Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Development of New Process for Rapid Pig Iron Making with Less Emission of CO2 at Lower Temperature and Higher Oxygen Potential		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Takeshi NAKAGAWA
(Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University)
Restoration Methodology for the Can Thanh Palace −Maintenance and Conservation Plan for the Complex of Hue Monuments, the UNESCO World Heritage−		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Masayoshi SADAKATA
(Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Study on the Application and Mechanism of O− Anion in the Gas-Phase Produced from the Nano-Porous Material		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Kenshi SAGARA
(Professor, Department of Physics, Kyushu University)
Direct Measurement of Cross Sections of Nuclear Fusion Reactions in Stars		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Seiji SHINKAI
(Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Creation of functional organic/inorganic materials utilizing sol-gel transcription systems		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Kenso SOAI
(Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo University of Science)
Research on Asymmetric Autocatalysis, Chiral Recognition and Origin of Chirality		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hideyuki SUZUKI
(Professor, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Basic research on Optimum Production, Transportation and Storage Method of Natural Methane Gas Hydrate		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Yoshio UMEZAWA
(Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
New Analytical Methods for Molecular Imaging in Single Live Cells and Interfacial Molecular Assemblies		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hiroshi UYEDA
(Professor, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya University)
Investigation of Development Mechanism of Mesoscale Convective Systems along the Baiu Front over the Ocean		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hiroyuki YAMASAKI
(Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Study on Performance of High Efficiency Plasma MHD Generator under Continuous Operation		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Kazuto YAMAUCHI
(Associate Professor, Department of Precision Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)
Development of hard X-ray nanoscopy/spectroscopy system with probe beam size of 10nm order		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Tetsuo YASAKA
(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Fundamental Research of Planetary Aerobrake Technology		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Biosciences
Principal Researcher
(Title, Department, Research Institution)
Title of Project		Abstract of Research Project
Takashi AOKI
(Professor, Graduate Course of Fisheries Sciences, Tokyo University of Fisheries)
Development of DNA microarray for characterization of gene network systems of fish and shellfish		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Tohru FUKUYAMA
(Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Development of Synthetic Routes to Heteroatom Containing Complex Natural Products by Highly Creative Strategy		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Norio HAYASHI
(Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University)
Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy against chronic hepatitis C		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Ken-ichi HONMA
(Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University)
Understanding of the Biological Clock as a System		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Kozo KAIBUCHI
(Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University)
Molecular mechanism of regulation of cell polarity and scattering		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Tatsuo KAKIMOTO
(Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University)
Regulation of plant development by known and unknown inter-cellular signaling molecules		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Tetsuo KATSUURA
(Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Chiba University)
Physio-Anthropological Study on the Polymorphism of Physiological Responses to the Artificial Environments		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hiroshi KIDA
(Professor, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University)
Studies on the ecology of influenza viruses for the control of pandemics		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Masatoshi MAKUUCHI
(Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Tokyo)
Production of transgenic pigs for the use of bioartificial liver		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Yasuyuki NOMURA
(Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University)
Studies on the Regulatory Mechanism of Neuronal Death : Isolation of Novel Factors and Preparation of Model of Neurodegenerative Disease		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Akihiko OKUYAMA
(Professor, Department of Urology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine)
Electroporation-mediated HGF gene transfer for preserving graft survival		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Makoto SHIMIZU
(Professor, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, The University of Tokyo)
Intestinal tract as an organ for detoxification and excretion-Molecular analyses of its regulation by food factors		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Tomonori SHIRAISHI
(Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Okayama University)
Molecular mechanism on organella interactions in model plant cells during defense responses		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Akio SUGINO
(Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University)
Molecular Dynamics at the Eukaryotic Chromosomal DNA Replication Forks		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Haruo SUGIYAMA
(Professor and Chairman, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Osaka University Medical School)
Development of immunotherapy against leukemia targeting WT1 protein		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hiroshi TAKESHIMA
(Professor, Department of Medical Chemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University)
A study on the molecular basis of intracellular Ca2+ stores		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Masaharu TAKIGAWA
(Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University)
The role of CTGF as a novel tissue-regenerating factor, regenerin, and its application for medical and dental tissue engineering		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Toshio YANAGIDA
(Professor, Soft Biosystem group, Laboratories for Nanobiology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University)
Single-molecule analysis of chemotactic signaling		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Akira YASUKOUCHI
(Professor, Design, Kyushu Institute of Design)
Physiological polymorphism and its adaptability to lighting and thermal environments		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Shigeyuki YOKOYAMA
(Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
Structure and function of supramolecular complexes in the genetic code and cellular signaling systems		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  

Interdisciplinary and New Area
Principal Researcher
(Title, Department, Research Institution)
Title of Project		Abstract of Research Project
Toshihiro AKAIKE
(Professor, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Designing novel nano-controlled cell recognizable device and its application to the tissue engineering		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Toshio ANDO
(Professor, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University)
Development of a highest-speed atomic force microscope and elucidation of the nano-structural dynamics of biological molecular motors		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Yutaka EBIZUKA
(Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Pharmcaeutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Functional Genomics Approach to Exploiting Molecular Diversity		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Yoshiyuki FUJII
(Professor, Arctic Environment Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research)
Study on abrupt climate and environment changes during glacial cycles by high time resolution analyses of polar ice cores		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Atsushi IKAI
(Professor, Life Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Time lapse nano-analysis of single cell components: Development of Harvesting, Identification and Injection Methods of Functional Molecules		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Katsumi KANEKO
(Professor, Chemistry, Chiba University)
High density storage of clean energy fuel gases in soft nanospaces		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Haruo KASAI
(Professor, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki National Research Institutes)
Investigation of synapse and exocytosis using the two-photon excitation microscope		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Toshikazu KATO
(Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Chuo University)
Computational Modeling of Complex Kansei Processes in Real World Interaction		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Yukio KOSUGI
(Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Research on the Effective Use of a priori Information in Image Interpretation		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Katsuhiko MIKOSHIBA
(Professor, The Division of Molecular Neurobiology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo)
Study of the IP3 receptor/Ca2+ signaling in neural plasticity and brain development and differentiation		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Masayuki MIURA
(Professor, Department Genetics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Molecular genetic basis of neural selection by cell death during development and pathological conditions		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Yoshihiko NAKAMURA
(Professor, Department of Mechano-Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo)
Deployment of Dynamical Information Processing Model of Intelligence		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Hiroshi NOJIMA
(Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics, Osaka University Research Institute For Microbial Diseases)
Development of nano stepwise subtraction technique		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Masahiko SISIDO
(Professor, Graduate School of Natural Sciences, Okayama University)
Chemical Extension of the Central Dogma towards Synthetic Microorganisms		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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Kokichi SUGIHARA
(Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
Construction of a Superrobust Computation Paradigm		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Yasuhiko TABATA
(Professor, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University)
Development of functional cell scaffolds and bioreactors for regenerative medicine based on stem cells		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		  
        
Toshiyuki WAKATSUKI
(Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University)
Watershed Ecological Engineering for Sustainable Increase of Food Production and Restoration of Degraded Environment in West Africa		 (PDF)
English		 (PDF)
Japanese		 (PDF)
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